Here's how it works: The five-year program, funded by Walmart and the
Walmart Foundation, will collaborate with the U.S. Conference
of Mayors to identify and award leaders in manufacturing
innovation and help us all work together to create
opportunity.

If we want to grow manufacturing and help rebuild
America's middle class, we need the brightest minds in our
universities, in our think tanks, and in our towns to tackle
obstacles to U.S. manufacturing. This new $10 million fund is
just one part of our commitment to that challenge.